Looking for an CMS that can be plugged into a Spri

Question

I am looking for a simple CMS that can be pluged in into a Spring MVC Application, in contrast to a CMS where I can plugin a Spring Application.

Let me first explain what I NOT want: I do not want a CMS like Magnolia/Blossom where I can add some Spring Plugins into the CMS.

What I NEED, is the other way around; I need some CMS that is controlled by MY application. (The CMS is only a very small part of it, not the main part.)

Assume this two use cases:

• (Static Pages) I have Spring Web Application, and now need some function where a (Admin)-User can update the “terms and condition” page, modify some content (Text and Image)on the start page... – so almost editing “static” pages.
• (Content for Domainobjects) My Application has some domain objects, and a User needs to add some large description (Text and Images) for this domain objects. An Example would be: Some kind of a shop system where the shop owner wants to have fancy and individual Description pages for every product.

Does anybody know such a CMS?

Answer 1

I don't have any direct experience with it (yet), but this SO dicussion from a couple of years ago recommends Riot CMS, which is built on Spring, and appears to be designed to be embedded, rather than used as a stand-alone application.

I spent a couple of minutes with the demo, and it looks pretty good. I'll definitely be checking it out in more detail.

Answer 2

Walrus CMS is very simple and is based on Spring, Tiles, Hibernate, and Freemarker. It allows an admin user to edit the website directly in-place. It's lean on features, but seems exactly what you are seeking.